Choosing good quality wide bandsaw blades

The selection of wide bandsaw blades primarily depends on the type of woodwork you generally do. Band saws can be essential to the shop or an ideal accessory to the table saw. There are mainly two types of band saws, the three wheels and the two wheels. As we know that size matters in this case, three wheel band saw provide you a better throat depth compared to a two wheel having the same blade length but they have other issues, which take away from any cutting advantage. Moreover two wheel band saw is much easier to align in comparison to three wheel. Do you why it is recommended to use wide bandsaw blades? The reasons is that thinner blades much easily with three wheels due to extra stress produced by smaller wheels. There are very few three wheel band saws that provide value for money. If we talk about few years back, there were only very huge suppliers but today they found extremely rare except at garage sales. In case you need the extra throat depth then it is good to buy a larger two wheel machine. While considering wide bandsaw blades, the most important thing to take care of is the frame construction. Smaller bench top band saws can be pressed metal, plastic resin, steel or cast iron. Larger band saws will be either cast iron or steel. The pressed metal and plastic resin are not considered as rigid as steel or cast and these band saws are made for light duty craft work. In this way they work for longer period of time along with smooth running and better tracking of the blades. Wide bandsaw blades provide much rigidity as they are made of cast iron or steel. Each type of frame has its own advantages and disadvantages. Steel frames are much rigid thus provide improved stability and smooth operations. Cast iron frames are cheaper and allow you to adjust the height capacity using a riser, but using cast iron parts can results into cracks during usage. Motor size can range from 1/6HP to 1/3HP for bench top and from 1/2HP upward to 3HP or larger on big industrial machines. The bigger the more the easier will be its operations. If you primarily work on smaller crafts or model construction, the smaller tops are fine, but in case heavy applications it is good to go for the big ones such as 1/4HP or larger. Always make sure the table tilt and adjustment works smoothly and does not bind anywhere. Lancashire Saw Company manufacture Wide bandsaw blades from the finest Swedish and European Steel ranging from 406mm wide down to 63mm wide and narrow bandsaws down to 3mm wide.Visit our website for more information on Stellite Wide Bandsaws.